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Is plucking unwanted hair the best way

I have such light hair on my face that its hard to see until itd pretty long. Is there another way to get rid of the hair with out having to inspect your face everyday? Also plucking hair from around the breast area isnt so pleasent either any suggestions would be welcome.

Unfortunatly, I don't have an answer for you. I, too, have to pluck, pluck, pluck. I just don't want to have to spend the money on the expensive depilitory (sp?) creams or pay to have it laser removed.

I'm so glad to see I'm not the only one shaving...EVERYDAY! Wouldn't it be great if there was a magic potion to make facial hair dissapear? I'm embarassed about shaving even in front of my husband. I shut the bathroom door, turn on the water all the way and and plug in the razor and shave real quick! Not fun!

I just shave really fast in the shower while I let my anti-acne face wash/scrub work on my skin. It seems to help with any bumps/rash I may get. I don't rub my face to dry it either or run in creams after my shower as Ive noticed that causes bumps and ingrown hairs on my face. If I apply anything after, it's a light handed application of clearisil - which seems to help stop ingrowns for me.

I made my friend promise that if I ever became unable to take care of my facial hair, that they would do it for me.

I spent money for years on electrolysis, but it kept coming back. Then I went on glucophage (metformin) and whatever hair that was removed never came back. Even hair on my arms and legs got thinner and lighter. The combination of the two really helped.

Oh honey, do I know how you feel. The hair on my chin in so awful that I can't pluck it. I shave my chin twice a day. Once in the morning and in the evening or else I look like I am part man trying to grow a beard. Its so embarrasing. I wish I had the answers for all of us on that one!

i have to pluck too and i get waxed and have Nair too. I hate it, we all have that in common. Some of my hair like along the edge of my face is light but if i look i see it is longer in some spots and it is really hard to keep up with it.

for my breast are i have found nair works pretty well. and it's not too expensive. as for the face, my hair is dark brown almost black so i have to wax very often... i've even resorted to shaving w/ an electric razor because i have to do it so often and waxing gets pricey...

i get slighty dark hair around my upper lip, i dont pluck or shave it, i use joeln facial hair bleach. it works really well. i also use it for my catapilla line (below my belly button) as thts ever so slightly darker then the rest of my hair

I sprung for the money and had electrolysis which worked Permanently. It was worth it compared to all of the hours that I spent in the mirror plucking. Taking metformin (glucophage) stopped the growth of new hair. I haven't plucked, or shaved for years.

I get really dark hair on my chin (right and left sides), neck, chest and.... side burn area. I have it on my lower abdomen. I had lasar hair removal on my face (5 treatments) and it did work in removing some of the hair- however, money got tight and I was not able to go back for the rest of the &quot;touch up&quot; procedures. I will continue lasar treatment. The lasar is attracted to the pigment in the hair so people with light skin and dark hair are ideal patients for the procedure. It does hurt, but way worth it- and it only hurts a bit more than waxing. I have tried everything- vaniqua(sp?), plucking, waxing (does'nt pull the hair off :(...), electrolisis, and finally laser hair removal. The laser hair removal took care of about 1/3 of the hair so I shave the rest. I use a razor that has 3 blades. I pluck my breasts I dont have much there- but I found that if you pull the hair in the direction it is laying or growing in, it doesn't hurt as bad. Sometimes I grab the hair with the tweezers, put my finger over it to hold the skin still and pull. Annoying little buggers! I have to shave every day and it is so embarassing- especially when my kids at work point it out!&quot;Miss. Mary! You're growing a beard!&quot; They are always so excited by their observation. They don't understand that I don't want it, so I just tell them that I have a sickness that makes hair grow on my face. They forget about it in 5 seconds, but I am upset for the rest of the day. I started carrying a razor in my purse and car just in case I miss a spot or forget to shave- which rarely happens.

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